Spring-clip guide for door-lock bolts



June 17, 1930, 7 J, B, FLYNN 1,764,946

SPRING CLIP GUIDE FOR DOOR'LOCK BOLTS Filed Dec. 21, 1928 3 7 J9-INVENTOR.

c/o/m 75- Eynn 3 Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICEJOHN B. ILYNN, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO TERNSTED'I.MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGANSPRING-CLIP GUIDE FOR DOOR-LOCK BOLTS Application filed December '21,1928. Serial No. 827,522.

This invention relates to a spring clip guide for a door lock bolt.

In a door lock for a vehicle which has a longitudinal lock bolt, andespecially in case of the longitudinal .lock bolt of the remote controllock, the manufacturer has been confronted with two problems, namely,the prob lem of providing a-proper guide for this bolt, and the problemof so constructing his lock that the bolt will not rattle. It has beencustomary in door locks to have two guides for thebolt, namely, theguide provided by the sides of the bolt opening in the face plate andthe lugs which are struck in the front plate. These struck in guide lusin the front plate are not resilient, there ore they are liable to bindthe bolt or else be spaced from the bolt and cause rattling. Hence, theobject of this invention is to provide a spring clip guide for adoorlock bolt which will serve not y as a guide, but also as ananti-rattler.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 discloses in operative position in the 2 door, alock having a longitudinal lock bolt with a spring clip guide.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the lock with its longitudinal lock boltguided by a spring clip guide. 1

Fig. 3 is a View of the front plate ofthe lock with the spring clipguide removed.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fi 2. I v

Re erring more particularly to the drawings, the door of the vehicle maybe generally designated by the numeral 1. Attached to the door inoperative relation is the door lock having a front plate 2 and a doorlock bolt 3,

which is adapted to be retracted by any suit- 4 able retracting means 4.The door lock bolt is guided by the sides of the lock bolt opening 5 inthe face plate 5, the struck in guide lugs 10, the punched in point 11and by means of a spring clip guide 6 which is attached 1.5 to the frontplate by means of a rivet 7. The

spring clip guide 6 which is roughly U- shaped, extends through theapertures 8 in the front plate and engages the lock bolt. The lock bolt3 is beveled as at 9. The portions of the. spring clip 6 which projectthrough the a ertures 8 of the front plate,

engage the loc bolt along the beveled faces '9 as shown in Fig. 4, andowing to the spring action of the spring clip guide, the. spring clipserves not only as a guide for the door lock bolt but also acts as ananti-rattler since it presses the lock bolt against the front plate andsince the lock bolt can move vertically only against the resistance ofthe spring clip guide. The guide lugs 10, do not ordinarily touch thelock bolt but serve only as auxiliary guides when the bolt is subjectedto distorting strains.

From the abovedescription it is evident I have provided a guide andanti-rattling device for a door lock' bolt which is simple,

inexpensive, and easy to assemble. I

What I claim is: i

1. In a door lock havinga frame, the combination of a sliding bolt, anda spring clip mounted on the frame the free ends of which serve as aguide for said bolt.

2. In a door lock, a sliding lock bolt having a beveled face, andresilient means adapted to slidably engage said beveled face and toserve both as a guide and an antirattling device for said lock bolt.

3. In a door lock, the combination of a lock bolt having a beveled face,a front plate with a plurality of openings, and a U-shaped resilientmeans attached-to said front plate and adapted to project through saidapertures in said front plate and to slidably engage said beveled faceof said lock bolt.

4. In a door lock, a lock bolthaving a beveled-face, a front plate witha plurality of openings therein, and a spring clip fixed to said frontplate, the free ends of said clip adapted to project'through saidopenings in the front plate, and to slidably engage the lock bolt andserve both as a guide and an anti-rattling device for said lock bolt.

5. In a door lock, the combination of a sliding bolt, a guide forsaidbolt struck in the front plate, a guide for said bolt punched in theback plate, and means acting at one time both as a guide and ananti-rattlmg device for thelock bolt.

6. In a door lock, the combination of a the front plate and havin aloose engagement with the said bolt. an a resilient spnng clip the freeends of which yieldably engage the bolt to serve as a guide for thesame.

In testimony whereof I have mixed my signature.

' JOHN B. FLYNN.

